[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
237 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006

...WINDS DIMINISHING ALONG THE COAST AS TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MOVES
INTO THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA...
...THE RISK FOR HEAVY RAINS AND TORNADOES DIMINISHING...

...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE RISK FOR TORNADOES AND HEAVY RAIN IS DIMINISHING.

...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...INCLUDING THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. THIS INCLUDES THE SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON
METRO AREAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED
LATER THIS MORNING. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THIS 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 200 AM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.1 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF SYLVANIA...70 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAVANNAH...85 MILES WEST OF
BEAUFORT AND 125 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS WERE NEAR 40 MPH. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR
17 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.

...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 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
LEVELS AROUND LOW TIDE THIS MORNING...AS WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDE ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS. NO SIGNIFICANT OCEAN OVERWASH OR SHALLOW COASTAL
FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS ARE STILL GUSTING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH
COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME RECENT PEAK WIND GUSTS OBSERVED ACROSS THE
REGION...SAVANNAH AIRPORT 31 MPH...TYBEE ISLAND 35 MPH...BEAUFORT
35 MPH...HILTON HEAD 35 MPH...EDISTO BEACH 46 MPH...DOWNTOWN
CHARLESTON 30 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS
MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WEAKENS INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE DIMINISHING...DRIVERS STILL 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 TUESDAY MORNING WITH
AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6 INCHES BEING REPORTED ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST AND
ACROSS THE COUNTIES BORDERING THE SAVANNAH RIVER. AN ADDITIONAL 1/2
TO 1 INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THE
RISK FOR WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AS
ALBERTO MOVES INTO THE MIDLANDS. IF TRENDS CONTINUE...THE FLOOD
WATCH MAY BE CANCELLED LATER THIS MORNING.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
A RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN SOUTH
CAROLINA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL BE GREATEST FROM
WALTERBORO TO HILTON HEAD EAST TOWARDS MONCKS CORNER...
SUMMERVILLE...CHARLESTON AND MCCLELLANVILLE THROUGH 5 AM. REMEMBER
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. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEVERAL TORNADOES
REPORTED.

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

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SURF WILL RESULT IN
MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS
ALBERTO PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE COAST. REPORTS FROM SENSORS JUST
OFF THE FOLLY BEACH PIER INDICATE BREAKER HEIGHTS ARE BEGINNING TO
SLOWLY DIMINISH AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS
WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SUBSIDE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 6 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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