[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM TAMMY CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER SOUTHERN 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND
GEORGIA NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.5 WEST...NEAR ALBANY GEORGIA.
TAMMY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN WHILE TRACKING THROUGH
SOUTHERN GEORGIA THIS MORNING...AND WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION LATER TODAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING TODAY
AND TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
CURRENT ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE
EXPECTED VALUES AND THESE DEPARTURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
THE AFTERNOON. SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE LATE
MORNING HIGH TIDE. IF HEAVY RAIN IS OCCURRING DURING THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE...MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING COULD OCCUR BETWEEN 9 AM AND
NOON.

MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG U.S. 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 BEAUFORT AT 1137
AM...AND IN SAVANNAH AT 1028 AM.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WIND GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVY
RAIN BANDS EARLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE
COAST.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY OCCURRED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AND PRODUCED
SOME FLOODING...ESPECIALLY FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTHWARD TO DARIEN GEORGIA. UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL REPORTS AND
DOPPLER RADAR BOTH INDICATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES.
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS...FELL OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE COASTAL
COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. IF THE RAIN FALLS OVER ALREADY
SATURATED GROUND...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THIS MORNING
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND 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 1130 AM.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM 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.

$$

JH


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