[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM GASTON LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
518 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004

...GASTON MOVING SLOWLY NORTH AND WEAKENING...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CANCELLED SOUTH OF THE SOUTH SANTEE
RIVER...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
BERKELEY...DORCHESTER AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY.

THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FOR BERKELEY AND DORCHESTER
COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR CHARLESTON...BERKELEY AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE UNTIL 4 AM
MONDAY.

A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER SANTEE RIVER.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.6 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES NORTH
NORTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GASTON IS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 8 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST BRIDGES IN THE TRI COUNTY AREA ARE NOW OPEN. DRIVING ON AREA
ROADS REMAINS VERY DANGEROUS AS TREES...LIMBS...AND POWERLINES ARE
DOWN ACROSS THE AREA. ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS AND OFF
AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS UNTIL ROAD CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE TRI COUNTY AREA
THIS EVENING AS GASTON MOVES NORTH AND WEAKENS. WIND GUSTS TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS ACROSS
NORTHERN BERKELEY COUNTY INCLUDING LAKE MOULTRIE...HOWEVER SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM WINDS ARE NOT LONGER EXPECTED.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF BERKELEY
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SAINT STEPHEN AND BONNEAU AREAS. RAINS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...HOWEVER IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME
FOR FLOOD WATERS TO SUBSIDE.

STANDING WATER ALONG ROADS POSE A SERIOUS TRAVEL HAZARD. EVEN WATER
THAT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE DEEP CAN BE COVERING A ROAD THAT HAS BEEN
WASHED OUT. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH WATER THAT APPEARS TO BE FLOWING.

IN ADDITION...RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LOWER
SANTEE RIVER IN NORTHERN BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN
ISSUED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL TROPICAL STORM GASTON LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE FOUND IN SHORT TERM FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND
STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

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