[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1245 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
.AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.7 WEST OR ABOUT 40
MILES NORTHEAST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 195
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA AND ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.
FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF FAY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
CROSSING THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY...THEN MOVE NEAR OR
OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 29.41 INCHES.
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INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1245 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. STORM POSITION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...TORNADO WATCH...
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDAL DEPARTURES AT THE TIME OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE ARE EXPECTED TO BE
1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES
WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF MCINTOSH AND LIBERTY
COUNTIES.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR
ALONG EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES...SUCH AS TYBEE
ISLAND...SAPELO ISLAND AND SAINT CATHERINES ISLAND.
SOME BEACH EROSION HAS ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED AT TYBEE ISLAND...NEAR
THE MOUTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER.
...WINDS...
NEAR THE COAST...WINDS ARE AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH WITHIN SQUALLS. INLAND AWAY FROM THE COAST...WINDS ARE 20
TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WITHIN SQUALLS. THESE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. WINDS ON SOME OF THE
TALLER BRIDGES CAN BE EVEN STRONGER...INCLUDING THE TALMADGE
MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL BE CAPABLE OF BREAKING TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES.
SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW
WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE THE RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES
TODAY.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTREME
NORTHERN FRINGES OF FAY...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE UP TO
6 INCHES. RAIN AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY SINCE SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO
5 INCHES OF RAIN.
...TORNADOES...
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. THERE IS A RISK FOR
ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.
$$
AMZ354-222045-
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WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1245 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. STORM POSITION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINE
INTERESTS BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND THE ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT TO 20 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
TORNADO WATCH...
...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS THE
NORTH GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM OFFSHORE. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH UP TO 50 KNOTS...
ESPECIALLY IN PASSING SQUALLS.
...TORNADOES...
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED
RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
AMZ374-222045-
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WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1245 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. STORM POSITION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINE
INTERESTS BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND THE ALTAMAHA SOUND FROM 20 TO 60
NM OFFSHORE.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS THE
NORTH GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH UP TO 50 KNOTS...
ESPECIALLY IN PASSING SQUALLS.
...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.
$$
SCZ048-049-051-222045-
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BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
1245 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. STORM POSITION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WIND ADVISORY...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...TORNADO WATCH...
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDAL DEPARTURES AT THE TIME OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE ARE EXPECTED TO BE
0.5 TO 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. THE TIME OF THE NEXT HIGH
TIDE ON THE BEAUFORT RIVER WILL OCCUR AT 157 PM.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR
ALONG EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES...SUCH AS HUNTING ISLAND
AND EDISTO BEACH.
HUNTING ISLAND HAS ALREADY HAD SEVERAL BEACH CABINS UNDERMINED.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE NEXT HIGH TIDE.
...WINDS...
NEAR THE SHORE...WINDS ARE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN OCCASIONAL SQUALLS. INLAND...WINDS ARE EAST
TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN OCCASIONAL
SQUALLS. WINDS ON SOME OF THE TALLER BRIDGES CAN BE EVEN
STRONGER....INCLUDING THE WOODS MEMORIAL BRIDGE. THESE SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT DIMINISH TONIGHT.
WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BREAK TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS...WHICH
COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY RAINS
EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE THE RISK FOR
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTREME
NORTHERN FRINGES OF FAY...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE UP TO
4 INCHES. RAIN AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY SINCE SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 2 TO
4 INCHES OF RAIN.
THE RISK FOR FLOODING MAY BECOME ENHANCED SHOULD HEAVY RAINS FALL
DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT THE BEAUFORT RIVER WILL
OCCUR AT 157 PM.
...TORNADOES...
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. THERE IS A RISK FOR
ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS
THE AREA.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.
$$
SCZ050-222045-
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CHARLESTON-
1245 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. STORM POSITION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WIND ADVISORY...
TORNADO WATCH...
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDAL DEPARTURES AT THE TIME OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE ARE EXPECTED TO BE
0.5 TO 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR
ALONG EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES...SUCH AS FOLLY
BEACH...EDISTO ISLAND AND WILD DUNES.
...WINDS...
NEAR THE SHORE...WINDS ARE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN OCCASIONAL SQUALLS. INLAND...WINDS ARE EAST
TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN OCCASIONAL
SQUALLS. WINDS ON SOME OF THE TALLER BRIDGES CAN BE EVEN
STRONGER....INCLUDING THE RAVENEL BRIDGE. THESE SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BUT DIMINISH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BREAK TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS...WHICH
COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY RAINS
EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE THE RISK FOR
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTREME
NORTHERN FRINGES OF FAY...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE UP TO
3 INCHES. RAIN AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6PM. THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.
$$
SCZ045-222045-
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BERKELEY-
1245 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. STORM POSITION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
LAKE WIND ADVISORY...TORNADO WATCH...
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDAL DEPARTURES AT THE TIME OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE ARE EXPECTED TO BE
0.5 TO 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.
IN ADDITION...WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BE 1 TO 2 FEET ACROSS MAINLY
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE ACTION MAY RESULT IN MINOR LAKE SHORE EROSION...ROUGHLY
BETWEEN PINOPOLIS...BLACKS CAMP AND ANGLES LANDING.
...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING 10 TO 20 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF BERKELEY
COUNTY...WITH HIGHER WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE
COOPER RIVER...AND THESE SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OF 30 MPH OR SO WITHIN SQUALLS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. HIGHER GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN
SQUALLS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTREME
NORTHERN FRINGES OF FAY...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE UP TO
3 INCHES. RAIN AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6 PM. THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.
$$
GAZ099>101-114-115-137-SCZ047-222045-
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CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-INLAND JASPER-
1245 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. STORM POSITION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...TORNADO WATCH...
...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH THE HIGHER SPEEDS CLOSER TO THE
COAST...AND THESE SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE LIKELY IN SQUALLS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTREME
NORTHERN FRINGES OF FAY...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE UP TO
6 INCHES. RAIN AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY SINCE SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO
5 INCHES OF RAIN.
...TORNADOES...
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. THERE IS A RISK FOR
ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS
THE AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.
$$
GAZ087-088-SCZ040-042-044-222045-
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JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-DORCHESTER-
1245 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. STORM POSITION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
TORNADO WATCH...
...WINDS...
WINDS ARE AVERAGING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA...AND THESE SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED. HOWEVER...GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN PASSING
SQUALLS.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD BREAK TREE BRANCHES AND
LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM
HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTREME
NORTHERN FRINGES OF FAY...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE UP TO
3 INCHES. RAIN AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. THERE IS A RISK FOR
ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS
THE AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.
$$
SCZ043-222045-
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INLAND COLLETON-
1245 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. STORM POSITION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
TORNADO WATCH...
...WINDS...
WINDS ARE AVERAGING 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
ACROSS MUCH OF INLAND COLLETON COUNTY...AND THESE SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...GUSTS OF 30 TO 40
MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN PASSING SQUALLS.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD BREAK TREE BRANCHES AND
LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM
HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTREME
NORTHERN FRINGES OF FAY...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE UP TO
3 INCHES. RAIN AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. THERE IS A RISK FOR
ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS
THE AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 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.
$$
AMZ330-350-352-222045-
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CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1245 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. STORM POSITION UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINE
INTERESTS BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER OUT TO 20
NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
TORNADO WATCH...
...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING BETWEEN 20 TO 25 KNOTS ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 20 NM OFFSHORE.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH UP TO 30 KNOTS... ESPECIALLY IN PASSING
SQUALLS.
...TORNADOES...
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED
RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 PM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
MTE
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