[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
947 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BUFFETING NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND
SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
...THE RISK FOR FLOODING RAINS AND TORNADOES CONTINUES...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 5
AM EDT. WINDS AT THE SAVANNAH AIRPORT HAVE RECENTLY GUSTED TO 46 MPH
AND 42 MPH IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH.

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND
GEORGIA TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE
COUNTIES OF CHATHAM...BRYAN...LIBERTY AND MCINTOSH IN SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COLLETON AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A TORNADO
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 5 AM.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 800 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.8 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF SAVANNAH...145 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEAUFORT AND 195 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 40 MPH
AND MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AS WELL AS STATEMENTS AND
WARNINGS FROM THIS OFFICE. PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ALONG THE COAST ARE RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING. TIDAL DEPARTURES MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 2
FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS LATER TONIGHT AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY RESULT
IN MINOR OVERWASH AND SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST...
PARTICULARLY AT HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR
WILL OCCUR AT 1022 PM. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE BEAUFORT RIVER
WILL OCCUR AT 1134 PM AND THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER
ENTRANCE WILL OCCUR AT 1025 PM.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE REACHED NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND
SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA. FOLLY BEACH RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND
GUST TO 40 MPH...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON RECENTLY REPORTED A 41 MPH WIND
GUST AND TYBEE ISLAND RECENTLY REPORTED A 37 MPH WIND GUST. A WIND
GUST TO 46 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE SAVANNAH AIRPORT AND A GUST TO 42
MPH WAS MEASURED IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH. SUSTAINED WINDS ALONG THE
COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...
PARTICULARLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN GEORGIA AND HIGHWAY 17 IN
SOUTH CAROLINA. INLAND AREAS CAN EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...
PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. DRIVERS NEED TO USE
EXTREME CAUTION ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AS HIGH WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE
DRIVING HAZARDOUS.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT WITH AS MUCH
AS 3 TO 5 INCHES BEING REPORTED ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WITH THE
GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED FROM THE HEAVY RAINS THAT FELL EARLIER IN
THE DAY...THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING IN INCREASING. A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH
CAROLINA UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY. IF YOU EXPERIENCE FLOODING IN POOR
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS...BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION.
FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED WHEN HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS IN AND NEAR
HIGH TIDE. RAINS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF
ALBERTO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE IS A CONTINUED RISK OF TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM.
THE RISK FOR TORNADOES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA IS QUICKLY DIMINISHING.
THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEVERAL CONFIRMED REPORTS OF TORNADOES WITH
DAMAGE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. REMEMBER THAT TORNADOES CAN FORM WITH
LITTLE TO NO ADVANCED NOTICE DURING TROPICAL STORMS. REMAIN ALERT
AND BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD WARNINGS BE
ISSUED.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE AREA BEACHES TONIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY...AS DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. ALL
PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SURF WILL RESULT IN
MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
ACROSS COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA...PARTICULARLY NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. REPORTS FROM
SENSORS JUST OFF THE FOLLY BEACH PIER INDICATE BREAKERS AS 5 TO 7
FEET ARE OCCURING ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST. SIMILAR BREAKER
HEIGHTS ARE LIKELY OCCURING ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND
GEORGIA COASTS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 AM EDT...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO 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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