[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1158 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
ALBERTO CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. TREE
AND POWERLINE DAMAGE AS WELL AS TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED.

...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...INCLUDING 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 REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 5 AM.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
31.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.3 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF SAVANNAH...100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEAUFORT AND 155 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 40 MPH.
MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 16 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 CURRENTLY RUNNING 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED
LEVELS AND DEPARTURES MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
LEVELS LATE TONIGHT AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS
CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THE RISK FOR OCEAN OVERWASH AND
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING IS DIMINISHING WITH THE PASSAGE OF HIGH
TIDE.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTH COASTAL
GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME
RECENT PEAK WIND GUSTS OBSERVED ACROSS THE REGION...EDISTO BEACH 51
MPH...HILTON HEAD ISLAND 44 MPH...FOLLY BEACH 38 MPH...TYBEE ISLAND
41 MPH. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE HAVE BEEN
REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS EVENING. THE RISK FOR
ADDITIONAL TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN GEORGIA AND HIGHWAY 17 IN SOUTH
CAROLINA. FARTHER INLAND...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 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 2 AND 3 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT WITH AS MUCH
AS 4 TO 6 INCHES BEING REPORTED ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST AND ACROSS
THE COUNTIES BORDERING THE SAVANNAH RIVER. AN ADDITIONAL 1 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 IS HIGH. 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 FOR TORNADOES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE A TORNADO WATCH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. THE RISK FOR TORNADOES ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
HAS DIMINISHED. 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. REPORTS FROM SENSORS JUST OFF THE FOLLY BEACH PIER
INDICATE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 6 FEET ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE CHARLESTON
COUNTY COAST. SIMILAR BREAKER HEIGHTS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING ELSEWHERE
ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTS. BREAKER HEIGHTS ALONG
THE GEORGIA COAST WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT AS OFFSHORE
WINDS DEVELOP WITH THE PASSAGE OF ALBERTO.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 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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