[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...ALBERTO WEAKENING OVER THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA...
...WATCH FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THIS MORNING...

...NEW INFORMATION...
ALBERTO HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING...FLOOD WATCH AND
WIND ADVISORY HAVE ALL BEEN CANCELLED. THE TORNADO WATCH FOR
SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA HAS EXPIRED.

...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...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON
AREAS...HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FLOOD WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY HAVE
ALSO BEEN CANCELLED. THE TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA
HAS EXPIRED. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE MOULTRIE
UNTIL 4 PM EDT.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.4 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 35 MILES
NORTH OF ALLENDALE...100 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF SAVANNAH...80
MILES NORTHWEST OF BEAUFORT AND 95 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHARLESTON.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 35 MPH. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF DOWNED
TREES AND POWERLINES ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. CONSIDER EVERY
WIRE ON THE GROUND TO BE ENERGIZED AND DANGEROUS. NEVER TOUCH OR
DRIVE OVER FALLEN POWER LINES...EVEN IF THERE ARE NO SPARKS.

IF POWER IS OUT IN YOUR AREA AND YOU ARE USING A PORTABLE GENERATOR
IN YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS...OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...ELECTROCUTIONS OR A FIRE. PORTABLE
GENERATORS SHOULD ONLY BE OPERATED IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA.

...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. NO SIGNIFICANT OCEAN OVERWASH
OR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING AS ALBERTO MOVES INTO THE SOUTH CAROLINA MIDLANDS. VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS ACROSS SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BUT THE
RISK FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAS ENDED. DRIVERS WILL 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
INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THE RISK FOR
FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. THE FLOOD WATCH HAS THEREFORE
BEEN CANCELLED.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE AREA BEACHES TODAY.
ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

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