[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM TAMMY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
301 AM EDT THU OCT 6 2005

...TROPICAL STORM TAMMY CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FERNANDINA BEACH
FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER IN SOUTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.6 WEST...OR CLOSE TO WAYCROSS
GEORGIA. TAMMY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN WHILE
TRACKING THROUGH SOUTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL
LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND GUSTS ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
OVERNIGHT. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
CURRENT ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE RUNNING 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE EXPECTED
VALUES AND THESE DEPARTURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ACROSS COASTAL
GEORGIA AND WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA DURING
THE LATE MORNING HIGH TIDE. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT
COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DURING THE LATE MORNING
HIGH TIDE...ESPECIALLY IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON.
MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 80 BETWEEN TYBEE ISLAND AND
SAVANNAH IN CHATHAM COUNTY THIS MORNING...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
DELAYS IF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF THE ROAD OCCURS. THE NEXT HIGH
TIDE IN CHARLESTON WILL BE AT 1021 AM...IN BEUFORT AT 1137 AM...AND
IN SAVANNAH AT 1028 AM.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN
HEAVY RAIN BANDS EARLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR
THE COAST. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BREAK SMALL LIMBS
OR KNOCK DOWN WEAK OR DAMAGED TREES WHICH COULD RESULT IN POWER
OUTAGES.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SO FAR ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA HAVE BEEN IN THE 2 TO 6 INCH RANGE...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE FAR SOUTHERN
COASTAL AREAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. FURTHER INLAND RAINFALL AMOUNTS
RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH UP TO 2 INCHES. NUMEROUS RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG COASTAL AREAS
FROM BEAUFORT SOUTHWARD TO DARIEN. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES
POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADWAYS REMAIN FLOODED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
HIGHWAY 99 REMAINS FLOODED IN COASTAL MCINTOSH COUNTY...AND
NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN FLOODED ACROSS CHATHAM COUNTY NEAR SAVANNAH.
ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS...FLOODING REMAINS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY LATER
THIS MORNING.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN LATER
THIS AFTERNOON.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TODAY AS DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
WIND AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH
EROSION TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON BY 630 AM TODAY.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TAMMY CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

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JRJ



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